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pelletize

[ pel-i-tahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, pel·let·ized, pel·let·iz·ing.
  1. to make or form (concentrated ore) into pellets.


verb (used without object)

, pel·let·ized, pel·let·iz·ing.
  1. to make or manufacture pellets.

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Other Words From

  • pellet·i·zation noun
  • pellet·izer noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pelletize1

First recorded in 1940–45; pellet + -ize

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